Two club soccer teams, the Wildcats and the Mud Cats, are hoping to obtain new equipment for an upcoming season.
[link] shows the needs of both teams.

Wildcats

Mud Cats

Goals

6

10

Balls

30

24

Jerseys

14

20

A goal costs $300; a ball costs $10; and a jersey costs $30. How can we find the total cost for the equipment needed for each team? In this section, we discover a method in which the data in the soccer equipment table can be displayed and used for calculating other information. Then, we will be able to calculate the cost of the equipment.

Finding the sum and difference of two matrices

To solve a problem like the one described for the soccer teams, we can use a
matrix , which is a rectangular array of numbers. A
row in a matrix is a set of numbers that are aligned horizontally. A
column in a matrix is a set of numbers that are aligned vertically. Each number is an
entry , sometimes called an element, of the matrix. Matrices (plural) are enclosed in [ ] or ( ), and are usually named with capital letters. For example, three matrices named
A,B, and
C are shown below.

A=[1234],B=[1270−56782],C=[−103321]

Describing matrices

A matrix is often referred to by its size or dimensions:
m×n indicating
m rows and
n columns. Matrix entries are defined first by row and then by column. For example, to locate the entry in matrix
A identified as
aij, we look for the entry in row
i, column
j. In matrix
A, shown below, the entry in row 2, column 3 is
a23.

A=[a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33]

A
square matrix is a matrix with dimensions
n×n, meaning that it has the same number of rows as columns. The
3×3 matrix above is an example of a square matrix.

A
row matrix is a matrix consisting of one row with dimensions
1×n.

[a11a12a13]

A
column matrix is a matrix consisting of one column with dimensions
m×1.

[a11a21a31]

A matrix may be used to represent a system of equations. In these cases, the numbers represent the coefficients of the variables in the system. Matrices often make solving systems of equations easier because they are not encumbered with variables. We will investigate this idea further in the next section, but first we will look at basic
matrix operations .

A General Note

Matrices

A
matrix is a rectangular array of numbers that is usually named by a capital letter:
A,B,C, and so on. Each entry in a matrix is referred to as
aij, such that
i represents the row and
j represents the column. Matrices are often referred to by their dimensions:
m×n indicating
m rows and
n columns.

Finding the dimensions of the given matrix and locating entries

Given matrix
A:

What are the dimensions of matrix
A?

What are the entries at
a31 and
a22?

A=[21024731−2]

The dimensions are
3×3 because there are three rows and three columns.

Entry
a31 is the number at row 3, column 1, which is 3. The entry
a22 is the number at row 2, column 2, which is 4. Remember, the row comes first, then the column.

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Carole

I'm 13 and I understand it great

AJ

I am 1 year old but I can do it! 1+1=2 proof very hard for me though.

Atone

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Adu

Not really they are just easy concepts which can be understood if you have great basics. I am 14 I understood them easily.

Vedant

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